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Originally Posted by fiasco
...When the tag is applied, the runner believes they are out and stop their progress toward 2nd base. Thus the obstruction.
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So, it is obstruction every time a runner believes they are out but are not?
I restate: it is not possible for a fielder in possession of the ball to commit obstruction. A fielder in possession of the ball may legally impede the runner; in fact, that is the fielder's job.